Members of the NCAA Div.II’s Heartland Conference • 1983, 2009 NAIA National Champions Lubbock Christian Sports Information • Chris Due 806-720-7283 • 806-720-7290 • www.lcuchaps.com HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - MAY 11-13 >> THE DEPOT AT CLEBURNE STATION (CLEBURNE, TEXAS) Thursday, May 11 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Game 1 - #1 Seed vs. #4 Seed - 1 p.m. May 11, 2017 - LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN - CHAPPARALS POSSIBLE STARTERS Game 2 - #2 Seed vs. #3 Seed - 6:30 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: 36-12 RHP - RICKY CONTRERAS Friday, May 12 CONF.: 19-5 HEARTLAND ERA LCU CHAPARRALS 9-1 2.32 Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 12 p.m. NON-CONFERENCE: 17-7 RHP - DANIEL CROOKS Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. Location .............................................. Lubbock, Texas HOME: 18-4 8-1 3.13 ERA Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - 7 p.m. Founded ..................................................... 1957 AWAY: 14-8 RHP - RUSSELL REBER Saturday, May 13 Enrollment ................................................ 2,000 NEUTRAL: 4-0 ERA 9-1 3.84 Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 - 12 p.m. Affiliation ........................................ NCAA Div. II Game 7 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 - 45 min. after RKANSAS ORT MITH LIONS POSSIBLE STARTERS - A F S - Gm. 6 (If Necessary) Conference .......................................... Heartland OVERALL RECORD: 31-18 - RHP - HAYDEN HARVEY Nickname ������������������������������ Chaparrals “Chaps” CONF.:18-6 HEARTLAND 8-4 2.92 ERA Athletic Director ���������������������������������� Paul Hise NON-CONFERENCE: 13-12 - RHP - TYLER NELSON - BROADCAST INFORMATION - Sports Information ����������������������������� Chris Due HOME: 20-7 6-5 3.05 ERA VIDEO: HTTP://BIT.LY/2PBBBQ5 Head Coach ���������������������������� Nathan Blackwood AWAY: 11-8 - LHP -EVAN DODD ONLINE AUDIO: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/lcu NEUTRAL: 0-3 Career Record (year) 584-228 / 14th 5-3 4.06 ERA RADIO: KJTV am950/100.7fm (SELECT GAMES) LIVE STATS: HTTP://WWW.SIDEARMSTATS.COM/STEDWARDS/BASEBALL/ T DWARD S HILLTOPPERS POSSIBLE STARTERS - S . E ’ - TWITTER: @LCUCHAPS / @HEARTLANDSPORTS 2017 CHAPS SCHEDULE OVERALL RECORD: 30-18 - RHP - BRANDON BOONE CONF.:14-10 HEARTLAND 6-2 2.12 ERA - WUNDERGROUND.COM FORECAST - Date Opponent .................................... Result NON-CONFERENCE: 16-8 - RHP - BALLARD INFANTE THUR. FRI. SAT. Feb. 2 vs. East Central (Okla.) ! .............. W 6-5 (12 inn) HOME: 17-10 7-3 2.78 ERA Feb. 3 vs. Missouri Western State ! ........ W 5-2 AWAY: 12-8 - LHP - STUART SPRINGER Feb. 4 vs. Newman ! .............................. W 7-5 NEUTRAL: 1-0 9-2 3.12 ERA CHANCE/T-STORMS PARTLY CLOUDY CLEAR Feb. 5 vs. Southern Arkansas ! .............. W 7-6 86 | 59 W-11SSW 81 | 56 W-14NW 82 | 58 5E Feb. 9 Adams State ...................... W 2-1 - ST. MARY’S - RATTLERS POSSIBLE STARTERS Feb. 10 Adams State ...................... W 13-5 OVERALL RECORD: 23-24 - RHP - HOLDEN GROUNDS - TEAM HISTORY - Feb. 10 Adams State ...................... L 4-8 CONF.:16-8 HEARTLAND 6-5 4.45 ERA ALL-TIME HEARTLAND CONFERENCE Feb. 11 Adams State ...................... W 14-4 NON-CONFERENCE: 7-16 - RHP - HAYDEN HIBLER TOURNAMENT RECORD: 0-2 Feb. 17 at No.8 Angelo State ............. L 6-7 HOME: 17-10 5-3 3.86 ERA APPEARANCES: Second Feb. 18 at No.8 Angelo State ............. L 6-14 AWAY: 12-8 - LHP - CHRIS JONES HEARTLAND CONFERENCE Feb. 19 at No.8 Angelo State ............. L 3-4 NEUTRAL: 1-0 5-5 3.09 ERA S: 0 Feb. 21 at No.24 West Texas A&M ...... W 3-2 TOURNAMENT TITLE Feb. 24 Colorado State - Pueblo .... L 3-4 Feb. 25 Colorado State - Pueblo .... L 5-12 TO THE DEPOT Feb. 25 Colorado State - Pueblo .... W 7-3 No.9 Lubbock Christian University is one of four teams preparing for the Heartland Conference’s first neutral site Feb. 26 Colorado State - Pueblo .... W 11-1 (7 inn) conference tournament and the top-seeded Chaparrals are hoping the new trend leads to new results. Mar. 3 at St. Mary’s ........................ W 3-2 (10 inn) Mar. 3 at St. Mary’s ......................... W 2-0 (8 inn) The Chaps are making their second ever appearance at the Heartland Conference Tournament (second season of Mar. 4 at St. Mary’s ......................... PPD/Weather NCAA and Heartland Conference postseason eligibility) and looking for their first ever win at the tournament. Last Mar. 5 at St. Mary’s ......................... W 11-4 season, LCU fell 4-1 to Oklahoma Christian and 3-2 to St. Mary’s, leading to an early exit in Belton, Texas (St. Edward’s Mar. 9 at Oklahoma Christian *......... W 11-5 hosted). Mar. 9 at Oklahoma Christian *......... L 4-5 Mar. 10 at Oklahoma Christian *......... W 6-2 LCU opens the 2017 tournament facing No.4-seed St. Edward’s. The game will mark the first game at The Depot at Mar. 17 at Tarleton State .................. W 5-3 Cleburne Station. The newly built stadium features 1,750 fixed seats and is the home for the Cleburne Railroaders of Mar. 17 at Tarleton State .................. L 3-5 (11 inn) the American Association of Independent Baseball. The four-team field of the double elimination tournament also Mar. 18 at Tarleton State .................. W 6-4 includes No.2-seed Arkansas Fort Smith and No.3-seed St. Mary’s. Mar. 21 Univ. Of The Southwest ..... W 22-0 Mar. 24 St. Mary’s * ....................... W 11-1 (7 inn) The Chaps are 9-3 against this season’s field. Mar. 24 St. Mary’s * ........................ W 8-5 HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEEDS Mar. 25 St. Mary’s * ....................... W 12-7 1-Lubbock Christian Mar. 31 at Texas A&M International * .. W 14-0 2-Arkansas Fort Smith Mar. 31 at Texas A&M International * .. W 6-4 3-St. Mary’s Apr. 1 at Texas A&M International * .. L 3-6 4-St. Edward’s Apr. 4 No. 8 West Texas A&M ...... W 2-1 Apr. 6 No.24 St Edwards * .......... W 11-7 RANKINGS (as of 5/10/17) Apr. 6 No.24 St Edwards * .......... W 11-6 LCU: No. 9 (Perfect Game), No.16 (Collegiate Baseball News), No.18 (NCBWA), No. 20 (d2baseballnews.com) Apr. 7 No.24 St Edwards * .......... L 23-9 (8 inn) Apr. 13 at Oklahoma Panhandle St. * .. W 1-0 IN THE REGION Apr. 13 at Oklahoma Panhandle St. * .. W 16-2 The NCAA released their third regional rankings of the season and LCU, who is playing in their second season post- Apr. 14 at Oklahoma Panhandle St. * .. W 9-0 season eligible, remained at No.3 in the South Central Region Poll. The top six teams in the final region poll will Apr. 21 Newman * ........................ W 6-0 advance to the South Central Region Tournament as part of the NCAA Championships, with hosting privileges for Apr. 21 Newman * ........................ W 2-0 the No.1 ranked team. Apr. 22 Newman * ........................ W 4-2 Apr. 27 at Arkansas Fort Smith * ......... L 0-5 1. Angelo St. Apr. 27 at Arkansas Fort Smith * ......... W 5-2 2. Colorado Mesa Apr. 28 at Arkansas Fort Smith * ......... L 3-4 POSSIBLE STARTING PITCHERS - OVERALL STATS May 5 Rogers State *.................. W 5-3 Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA May 6 Rogers State *.................. W 13-2 13 Ricky Contreras 2.32 9 1 14 14 6 2 1 0 89.1 82 34 23 23 81 11 1 4 331 .248 2 9 0 4 4 21 Daniel Crooks 3.13 8 1 14 13 0 0 1 0 77.2 58 30 27 31 88 7 3 3 279 .208 3 8 0 5 7 May 6 Rogers State *.................. W 12-7 33 Russell Reber 3.84 9 1 14 14 3 1 1 0 91.1 93 46 39 18 44 17 1 5 348 .267 4 20 0 2 7 May 11 vs. St. Edward’s (H) ................ 1 p.m. 12 Brent Bezio 2.48 4 3 15 2 0 0 1 0 32.2 29 12 9 13 25 5 1 0 122 .238 3 3 2 0 2 8 Christian Marquez 6.34 3 2 12 5 0 0 1 5 32.2 49 30 23 12 32 5 1 4 143 .343 7 3 0 1 2 * - Heartland Conference Game H - Heartland Conference Tournament POSSIBLE STARTING PITCHERS - CONFERENCE STATS Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA ! - AirHogs DII Classic (Grand Prairie, Texas) 21 Daniel Crooks 2.28 5 0 7 7 0 0 1 0 43.1 32 13 11 13 47 1 3 2 156 .205 1 1 0 2 5 13 Ricky Contreras 2.34 7 1 8 8 5 2 1 0 50.0 48 21 13 15 49 6 0 2 186 .258 1 4 0 3 2 33 Russell Reber 4.18 4 1 8 8 1 0 1 0 47.1 54 27 22 6 26 10 0 2 189 .286 2 9 0 0 5 12 Brent Bezio 3.38 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.2 13 4 4 6 8 3 0 0 43 .302 0 2 0 0 0 8 Christian Marquez 6.94 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 4 11.2 15 9 9 4 17 3 0 3 49 .306 1 2 0 0 1 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES www.lcuchaps.com @lcuchaps 2017 HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAPS HISTORY 3. Lubbock Christian honor (Second Team last season).